London Gatwick is gradually becoming a strategic airport for British Airwaysthrough its subsidiary BA Euroflyer. The latter, based at South London airport, already has a fleet of 18 aircraft - Airbus A320s and A321s. This summer, the airline will be serving 48 destinations.
On the France, Euroflyer launched three weekly A320 flights to Montpellier on 27 May. Flights depart every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Other new destinations for summer 2023 include Corfu and Mykonos in Greece and Salzburg in Austria.
For the winter season, the airline will be strengthening its services to Geneva and Turin and inaugurating eight weekly flights to Innsbruck.
BA Euroflyer thus has a total capacity of 72,200 seats per week. this summer, i.e. 13,000 more seats than in 2022. Its market share expressed in seats is 12.7% to which can be added the 6.3% of IAG's subsidiary Vueling. The 19% of market share in seats makes the Euroflyer/Vueling tandem the second largest group at Gatwick. However, the two companies are still a long way fromEasyjet. The low-cost carrier has a share of 47.9% in seats this summer.
Gatwick has regained its momentum, repositioning itself as an alternative to London Heathrow. The hub has seen the return or arrival of numerous intercontinental airlines. Like Air China, Saudia, Air Mauritius or Norse Atlantic.
Last year, the airport handled 32.8 million passengersThis represents 70.4% of its 2019 level. By the end of June 2023, the airport had welcomed 18.49 million passengers, a sharp increase of 41%. The total number of passengers in the first half is now only 17% below the 2019 figures.
